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not to me, as harry reid and mr. biden say. there are three things that people campaign that obama made more confusing. all the people behind him and no press questions, covered as if it were a press conference. one is all the bush tax cut laps that predate bush that they let lapse every two or four years. if that happens on january 5, it did raise taxes $500 billion a year. i guess this is the $5 trillion tax cut that obama used to attack romney for supporting. obama just sit there and does not agree to anything. or we can do all we did two years ago. again i get too worked up because the play this game of chess with the exact same people around the table with the chess board exactly the same as two years earlier. oh no. we're all going to die. we have been through this. if you do not really want to spend the rest of your administration with an economy as lousy as the one you brought us to now with no sign of making it better. this does not make the economy better. does the tax increase go up? what about the sequester? how is
not to me, as harry reid and mr. biden say. there are three things that people campaign that obama made more confusing. all the people behind him and no press questions, covered as if it were a press conference. one is all the bush tax cut laps that predate bush that they let lapse every two or four years. if that happens on january 5, it did raise taxes $500 billion a year. i guess this is the $5 trillion tax cut that obama used to attack romney for supporting. obama just sit there and does...
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so harry reid, give them hell, harry. host: we have mentioned the koch brothers quite a bit, and so has harry reid. he accused them of being un-american. let's take a listen on why -- like most crude businessmen, are very gooders at protecting a prodigious future in prodigious fortune. there's nothing un-american about that. but what is an american is when shadowy billionaires put unlimited money into our democracy to rid the system, to .enefit themselves i believe in an america where economic opportunity is open to all. based on their actions and policies they promote, the koch brothers seem to believe in an america where the system is rigged to benefit the very wealthy. based on senate republicans ardent defense of the koch theyers and the fact that advocate for many of the same things look to it since my republican colleagues also believe in a system that benefits billionaires at the expense of the middle-class pair the koch brothers are willing to and by thatons america. you are seeing pictures of the koch brothers on
so harry reid, give them hell, harry. host: we have mentioned the koch brothers quite a bit, and so has harry reid. he accused them of being un-american. let's take a listen on why -- like most crude businessmen, are very gooders at protecting a prodigious future in prodigious fortune. there's nothing un-american about that. but what is an american is when shadowy billionaires put unlimited money into our democracy to rid the system, to .enefit themselves i believe in an america where economic...
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harry reid has not. harry reid said that it could not stand john mccain, at one point. the 2000 election amplified that. they both spoke after the election -- the 2008 election amplified that. they both spoke after the election. as we saw with senator mccain now facing the primary challenge from the conservative right out in arizona, it may be helpful for him to shore up his credentials and go after the democratic leader who is not popular among those folks and for senator reid to fight back is probably good for senator reid to show his folks in nevada that he will fight for some of the stuff john mccain says. host: next caller. caller: my comment is about the clout that he has from people in nevada. is he going to give them back some of their 401k money to buy their boat? the problem got kickbacks from the derivatives markí?ñ. he has financial cronies he has been working with for the last 15 years. is that his way of rewarding the people of nevada? i don't think it will fall for it. guest: i am not sure what to say to that. i don't know that there is anything like ki
harry reid has not. harry reid said that it could not stand john mccain, at one point. the 2000 election amplified that. they both spoke after the election -- the 2008 election amplified that. they both spoke after the election. as we saw with senator mccain now facing the primary challenge from the conservative right out in arizona, it may be helpful for him to shore up his credentials and go after the democratic leader who is not popular among those folks and for senator reid to fight back is...
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harry reid has lead that fight and we've won it. fight." to max baucus who bent over backwards and not only went the extra mile but the extra hundred miles to involve the minority. to my great friend, chris dodd, who did a masterful job of leading our committee and getting the bill through and doing a masterful job. kriz and max and i are all classmates together. we were all sworn and the same day. -- as one in on the same day. -- sworn in on the same day. this is a starter home. it has a great foundation. we are expanding health-care coverage to 31 million americans. it has a protective rules -- were roof. this is not the end of health care reform, this is the beginning of health care reform. i am just proud to join my fellow senators and doing whatever i can to make sure we get over the goal in the next few days and have the president signed into law as soon as possible after the first of the year -- president sign it into law as soon as possible after the first of the year. >> [inaudible] >> i work with -- i worked with every democratic
harry reid has lead that fight and we've won it. fight." to max baucus who bent over backwards and not only went the extra mile but the extra hundred miles to involve the minority. to my great friend, chris dodd, who did a masterful job of leading our committee and getting the bill through and doing a masterful job. kriz and max and i are all classmates together. we were all sworn and the same day. -- as one in on the same day. -- sworn in on the same day. this is a starter home. it has a...
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not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got nothing done in the congress, and if harry reid was a true leader of the american people in which they voted for obama, they voted for the democrats in the senate, he would have done this two years ago. he was just using this as a fear tactic. he does not host: have the courage to do it. host:-- he does not have the courage to do it. host: thank you. a few more headlines this morning -- host: more headlines -- host: one more headline -- host: we will be talking about the affordable health care act later in the show. minutethis is a 50- meeting in the
not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got...
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host: you give us some up-close stuff about harry reid, the majority leader. this may seem odd, but i want to ask you one thing that you bring up that i never saw before, and that is that he lives somewhat through the movies. he loves movies. how did you learn that? des stillwell, i was asking time -- guest: well, i was asking about spending time, and one of the ways he deals with the pressures of the senate is that when there is nothing going on, because sometimes the senate goes out at noon on friday, harry reid will slip away and go to the movies on a friday afternoon, and then you get talking to him, and he has seen everything that is in the theaters at the time, and he loves to listen to movie reviews on npr. host: what was your reaction to that, and what did you think of him because of that? guest: there are these american epic stories. it is a movie with a great ending. born poor in nevada, kind of struggled his way -- his father committed suicide. the first money he made, he used it to buy false teeth for his mother. very, very poor. became a cop, a ca
host: you give us some up-close stuff about harry reid, the majority leader. this may seem odd, but i want to ask you one thing that you bring up that i never saw before, and that is that he lives somewhat through the movies. he loves movies. how did you learn that? des stillwell, i was asking time -- guest: well, i was asking about spending time, and one of the ways he deals with the pressures of the senate is that when there is nothing going on, because sometimes the senate goes out at noon...
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harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the federal government. one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government shut down major parts of the government all because they did not like one law. this republican shut down did not have to happen. i want every american to understand why it did happen. in the house of representatives refused to fund the government unless we defunded or dismantled the affordable care act. they have shut down and government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. they dema
harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the...
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harry reid's personal story, it is a movie with a great ending. born poor in nevada, kind of struggled his way -- his father committed suicide. the first money he made, he used it to buy false teeth for his mother. very, very poor. became a cop, a capitol hill police officer in the capital, went to law school at night, got elected to the house after serving as a prosecutor for the mob in las vegas, who, when they tried to blow up his car -- and i think he likes this kind of sense of possibility that america offers, and he loves movies that tell those stories. host: a few years ago, there was a story showing how he has five kids, and four of his sons -- i do not remember the details, but they are all lawyers, and they are set up in a law firm that deals with the fact that in nevada, a lot of the land is federal owned. he has come from nothing but they are all doing very well. guest: he is very, very comfortable, and in terms of a dynasty that is propagating itself and is connected, there is kind of a sense of legal corruption that we sometimes see
harry reid's personal story, it is a movie with a great ending. born poor in nevada, kind of struggled his way -- his father committed suicide. the first money he made, he used it to buy false teeth for his mother. very, very poor. became a cop, a capitol hill police officer in the capital, went to law school at night, got elected to the house after serving as a prosecutor for the mob in las vegas, who, when they tried to blow up his car -- and i think he likes this kind of sense of possibility...
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second of all, harry reid made the charge, so it is up to harry reid to prove it. i heard wasserman-shultz saying romney can clear it up. romney does not have to clear it up. harry reid made the charge and harry reid needs to prove it. and i hope the media holds into that. and finally, i just wanted to say that i wish that we pass a law that maybe all of them -- harry reid, szollosi, boehner, everyone has to release x number of years records so we can see what everyone of them is going. host: cliff is on the line for republican from california. good or early morning. caller: good morning. the burden is on the accuser and not the accused. that is fundamental. what harry reid is doing is mccarthyism. he is counting on a complete media which so far been pretty cooperative. harry reid has become the story. and even more important, what is obama's role in it? there really has not released his own tax return. if the irs work to divulge what harry reid is saying on the senate floor it would be a felony. romney that a tax return is private -- harry reid cannot possibly kno
second of all, harry reid made the charge, so it is up to harry reid to prove it. i heard wasserman-shultz saying romney can clear it up. romney does not have to clear it up. harry reid made the charge and harry reid needs to prove it. and i hope the media holds into that. and finally, i just wanted to say that i wish that we pass a law that maybe all of them -- harry reid, szollosi, boehner, everyone has to release x number of years records so we can see what everyone of them is going. host:...
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>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise taxes which slows economic growth. the tax issue is a very powerful issue going back to the revolution in civil war. -- and civil war. the tax issue is important. the number of people who lost their bids for either election or reelection that signed the pledge,, what does it say about the political potency of the pledge and whether it will matters? >> the majority of the sitting members have taken the pledge. our republican candidates ran on the pledge and lost by two points by an incumbent. incumbents are supposed to raise their votes. reagan doubled his.
>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise...
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senator harry reid did. i cannot tell you how much it made senate republicans want to slow things down even more. some democrats say they could not have slowed it down even more. but said republicans reacted to -- nuclear option by saying senate republicans reacted to the nuclear option by saying we will cooperate even less. the question has been, for mitch mcconnell, because he was opposed to that move, will the reverse it? will a vote to put the rules back to the way they were? it is something he said will be discussed. he said he wants to rinse it to regular order, give committee chairman there power back, "to amendment. -- open up the floor to amendments. there are political reasons to think that will happen. whether or not he sets the rules back, i am not sure. the one thing that is different this time around for harry reid as minority leader and republican majority leader, there is a democrat in the white house, not a republican, so it will be different in terms of the decisions made and how they are v
senator harry reid did. i cannot tell you how much it made senate republicans want to slow things down even more. some democrats say they could not have slowed it down even more. but said republicans reacted to -- nuclear option by saying senate republicans reacted to the nuclear option by saying we will cooperate even less. the question has been, for mitch mcconnell, because he was opposed to that move, will the reverse it? will a vote to put the rules back to the way they were? it is...
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senator harry reid, former majority leader -- right here. old friend of ours from our house days. personal friend. people knew that. he said, why are you speaking today? i said, well, we are talking about everything. maybe personal, maybe not. but then we had senator cochran from mississippi. a nice man, a real gentleman. chairman of the appropriations committee. served here 40 years. and my friend from maryland, barbara mikulski, democrat. what a fighter. you know, always. chairman of the appropriations committee. we worked together and i was on the appropriations committee. to get things done. and we did. i would like to touch on some of my colleagues that i served with from the state of alabama. by the way, today is the 203rd birthday of my state of alabama. it became a state 203 years -- i was not there then. [laughter] but some of my colleagues from alabama, senator howell heflin, he is larger-than-life. he served 18 years here in the senate. jeff sessions. a lot of you remember jeff. 20 years in the senate. his tenure was short, but we remember him well, a dear friend. doug
senator harry reid, former majority leader -- right here. old friend of ours from our house days. personal friend. people knew that. he said, why are you speaking today? i said, well, we are talking about everything. maybe personal, maybe not. but then we had senator cochran from mississippi. a nice man, a real gentleman. chairman of the appropriations committee. served here 40 years. and my friend from maryland, barbara mikulski, democrat. what a fighter. you know, always. chairman of the...
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harry reid has lied. how do we deal with these people? truth and't see the you are just a straightfaced , it is going to take our country down. you can see with the health-care bill. it is a joke. take care. me ask you let before you go. there's a poll out on trust in government. it came out from gallup yesterday. the options were just about always/most of the time, only some of the time/never. i don't think obama is going to do anything. i think that's how he is. he is the downfall for our country. he is a liar. he has lied to the american people. if he can't find that, that he is a liar, then you don't understand life. that poll from gallup noting that 81% of folks answered that they feel like they can trust government only , justf the time and never 19% saying they can trust the government always or some of the time to do what is right. is up next from madison, virginia on our line for independents. caller: kudos to you and your colleagues for doing live television that serves the nation's purposes. the more conservative point of view
harry reid has lied. how do we deal with these people? truth and't see the you are just a straightfaced , it is going to take our country down. you can see with the health-care bill. it is a joke. take care. me ask you let before you go. there's a poll out on trust in government. it came out from gallup yesterday. the options were just about always/most of the time, only some of the time/never. i don't think obama is going to do anything. i think that's how he is. he is the downfall for our...
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. >> on friday night fair well speeches and tributes to several outgoing senators including harry reid, barbara boxer, kelly ayotte and dan coats. representative-elect jamie raskin representative-elect jamie raskin (d-md) spoke with c-span for a house freshman profile interview. he talked about his reasons for running for the seat, his work while serving in the maryland state senate, and his life and ackground. >> maryland representative elect jamie raskin spoke with c-span for a house freshmen profile interview. he was elected to serve maryland's eighth congressional district. he has also served in the maryland state. >> jamie raskin, representing maryland's eighth district. a democrat. why did you decide to run? rep.-elect raskin: i have been a state senator in maryland for a decade. we have tried to restore voting rights to former prisoners, assault weapons to reduce the bloodshed on our streets. the truth is we cannot solve any of those problems at the state level. we need to be fighting in congress. the level of function in congress not to appoint where i said -- i have to go and
. >> on friday night fair well speeches and tributes to several outgoing senators including harry reid, barbara boxer, kelly ayotte and dan coats. representative-elect jamie raskin representative-elect jamie raskin (d-md) spoke with c-span for a house freshman profile interview. he talked about his reasons for running for the seat, his work while serving in the maryland state senate, and his life and ackground. >> maryland representative elect jamie raskin spoke with c-span for a...
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reid on november 2. >> don't harry reid! dump harry reid! >> we have heard in this nation that some people are too big to fail. some people are too powerful. but we are going to tell harry reid that there is no such thing as being too big to fail in the american society. liberty and the free market gives us the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail. we need to say to harry reid, you have failed and you are fired. in one town, they started with the sign, anybody but harry reid, but it is going to take more than that -- anyone but to fill the seat. we need someone who is thinking about solutions. we need someone who understands that we need to pay it back. payback on the deficit, because harry reid has given us the stimulus, of bailout, obamacare, and we go deeper and deeper into this recession. we need to pay it back and give confidence to small businessmen into america. we need to cut back our spending. harry reid does not understand cutting back on the spending. he thinks we need to spend more. we need to cut back on t
reid on november 2. >> don't harry reid! dump harry reid! >> we have heard in this nation that some people are too big to fail. some people are too powerful. but we are going to tell harry reid that there is no such thing as being too big to fail in the american society. liberty and the free market gives us the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail. we need to say to harry reid, you have failed and you are fired. in one town, they started with the sign, anybody but harry reid,...
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the house republicans have run headlong into harry reid. harry reid actually took to the floor of the senate and said that our modest down payment on fiscal discipline was reckless, irresponsible, mean-spirited. he even defended federal funding for the cowboy poetry institute in nevada. is, they just do not get it. they do not understand the party is over for liberals in washington dc. the american people are demanding that we change the physical direction of our national government but i have to tell you, i learned a long time ago things do not change here in washington dc until they have to. we have to say to harry reid and liberals in the senate, this far and no farther. we have to borrow a line from another harry and say the debt stops here. if liberals in the senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small down payment on fiscal discipline i say, shut it down. nobody wants the government shutdown, but if we do not take a stand we will shut down the future for our children and grandchildre
the house republicans have run headlong into harry reid. harry reid actually took to the floor of the senate and said that our modest down payment on fiscal discipline was reckless, irresponsible, mean-spirited. he even defended federal funding for the cowboy poetry institute in nevada. is, they just do not get it. they do not understand the party is over for liberals in washington dc. the american people are demanding that we change the physical direction of our national government but i have...
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there is a concern once harry reid is gone to go ahead. one of those backstoppers is harry reid. host: time for a couple more calls. paul is waiting from indianapolis, indiana on our independent line. caller: i had occasion to talked to an engineer who previously worked for nasa where he called snap batteries which is radio active waste to produce energy for satellites. he was look into using nuclear power plant in ohio. they had a plant to make very large batteries where they built the battery and it would generate electricity pretty much in-depth from the heat. i guess these things are very expensive but on the other hand they produce electricity for a long time. i was wondering if you heard anything about using -- probably nasa has snap batteries from using radioactive waste for producing electricity quite safely for 45 or 50 years they used to test for power voyage for example. guest: i will make one point. what nasa and the government have the capacity to do is very didn't what the country is okay licensing with commercial activity. the levels of safety thresholds is very di
there is a concern once harry reid is gone to go ahead. one of those backstoppers is harry reid. host: time for a couple more calls. paul is waiting from indianapolis, indiana on our independent line. caller: i had occasion to talked to an engineer who previously worked for nasa where he called snap batteries which is radio active waste to produce energy for satellites. he was look into using nuclear power plant in ohio. they had a plant to make very large batteries where they built the battery...
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. >> harry reid? >> for reelection. >> you know. [laughter] >> let's assume he does run for reelection, what he has done in the past is cut everyone at the pass. any candidate who gets in the race cannot raise money. notional candidates can get into the race. strong candidates can get into the race. i assume that will be his strategy. >> cutthroat. >> the republicans got a good candidate who is well funded, we will have another barn burner. it is an evenly divided -- >> the former congressman said a warm mammal would have beaten harry reid in 2010, and they got the one candidate who could not pull the race through. he is obviously very well funded. do you expect to see harry reid in the senate in 2017? >> i would not bet against it, because we will get a nasty phone call. >> whether it is tom steiger on the left or the koch brothers on the right, how influential has outside money been? >> i think it has set the table in a lot of these races. i think it came in and polarized these races earlier than ever. i do not know that it had th
. >> harry reid? >> for reelection. >> you know. [laughter] >> let's assume he does run for reelection, what he has done in the past is cut everyone at the pass. any candidate who gets in the race cannot raise money. notional candidates can get into the race. strong candidates can get into the race. i assume that will be his strategy. >> cutthroat. >> the republicans got a good candidate who is well funded, we will have another barn burner. it is an evenly...
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it was not clear that harry reid had the entirety of his caucus. within his own caucus, because he had such a large majority in the senate, independence and self-described socialist, in the middle they became the first democrats to vote against their party's nominee for the supreme court since 1968. it is something hard for him to corral, even harder still to use another republican in the numbers were not there. he confirmed yesterday that when they come back in september he will try again, but it is hard to see how the path to get to 60 votes gets easier after august. remember last year with all of the tea party rallies and tell all meetings, people coming out against health-care. maybe that is one of the reasons they did not want to have this vote, it could overshadow some of those legislative victories that they have had. they did get unemployment insurance passed finally, and i think that if they had had this energy bill vote, i do not know that they would have tested. and i do not think they wanted to risk starting up with an electorate that i
it was not clear that harry reid had the entirety of his caucus. within his own caucus, because he had such a large majority in the senate, independence and self-described socialist, in the middle they became the first democrats to vote against their party's nominee for the supreme court since 1968. it is something hard for him to corral, even harder still to use another republican in the numbers were not there. he confirmed yesterday that when they come back in september he will try again, but...
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senator harry reid. we kicked off this tour in nevada, a town of 500 people, and some estimates that you were there -- well -- [applause] according to some accounts there was as many as 35,000 people at that town of 500. we did more in terms of economic stimulus in one day than harry reid has done his entire existence on this earth. even though the lady who owns a coffee shop, she was absolutely giddy with joy. we have a very aggressive media campaign. one thing -- one of our trips is, we're all -- we're rogues. we're misfit toys, we are a broad background of america, we're a broad cross-section. we're ethnically diverse. we're religiously diverse. we're even politically diverse. beyond the constitution, if you engage any of us in conversation over narrow issues, the narrower the issue the more of a fight you are going to get. that's what we're fighting to protect, the system and the nation that allows us to be diverse, that protects our right to be diverse and protects our right to argue our point as pa
senator harry reid. we kicked off this tour in nevada, a town of 500 people, and some estimates that you were there -- well -- [applause] according to some accounts there was as many as 35,000 people at that town of 500. we did more in terms of economic stimulus in one day than harry reid has done his entire existence on this earth. even though the lady who owns a coffee shop, she was absolutely giddy with joy. we have a very aggressive media campaign. one thing -- one of our trips is, we're...
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the event was cohosted by the nevada state democratic party and harry reid. nevada democrats hold their caucuses on figure 20. this is an hour and a half. -- every 20th. his is an hour and a [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. whoa, what a great night. hello nevada! [applause] it is so exciting to be here with you. the battle orange, the battleground. this is the beginning of a great movement forward to make sure we have a huge turnout for the caucus and then we go on and win nevada for the democrats again. [applause] i want to thank roberta lang and everyone who has worked so hard to build our party from the bottom up all over the state and what an amazing dinner. roberta and i were standing up here after senator reid introduced us and let daughter all of you with the excitement and energy that you are projecting and she said, you tell those folks in new hampshire and iowa we have got something going right here in nevada. [applause] now personally, personally i will never forget how many of you have opened your hearts to me and my family, not just this year
the event was cohosted by the nevada state democratic party and harry reid. nevada democrats hold their caucuses on figure 20. this is an hour and a half. -- every 20th. his is an hour and a [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. whoa, what a great night. hello nevada! [applause] it is so exciting to be here with you. the battle orange, the battleground. this is the beginning of a great movement forward to make sure we have a huge turnout for the caucus and then we go on and win nevada for...
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then harry reid came out with his own plan. it cuts $120 trillion, a bipartisan support committee would recommend further cuts, no debt -- the debt ceiling would be raised for 2013, excuse me. past the election. no tax increases as well. the majority leader's plan would not cut medicare or social security as well. where would you compromise? where would you ask your party to compromise? larry is a democrat in memphis, tenn.. where do you think the democrats should compromise? caller: i like the democratic plan with harry reid. and what about the middle class? the middle class is paying everything and republicans continue to protect big business and the rich, which makes no sense. he put medicare, medicaid, and sells a security on the table. the republicans did not put anything on the table. it is their way or the highway. they want him to fail. that is what this is all about, they want obama to fail so that they can get reelected and put in the same thing that got us into this in the first place. war, and funded, and paid manda
then harry reid came out with his own plan. it cuts $120 trillion, a bipartisan support committee would recommend further cuts, no debt -- the debt ceiling would be raised for 2013, excuse me. past the election. no tax increases as well. the majority leader's plan would not cut medicare or social security as well. where would you compromise? where would you ask your party to compromise? larry is a democrat in memphis, tenn.. where do you think the democrats should compromise? caller: i like the...
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harry reid's spokesman said the seating will not automatically give democrats absolute power. "the crises we've inherited were not traded in a day and will not be fixed overnight." "move america toward recovery still requires collaboration with republicans." a lot more on this as we spend the first hour on the senate story. west new york, new jersey, on the democrats' line. caller: he did be a pessimist. i just don't think it will make a difference. host: y. not? caller: our president and harry reid always talk about bipartisanship, think they cannot get anything done without the republicans even though republicans a jam stuff down our throats for eight years. the democrats have been called since ronald reagan. i do not expect anything to get done even though 76% want a public auction, that will not happen because corporations own of the democrats almost as much as they own the republicans. i think it is a sad day. we will have 60 votes in the senate. it is not going to make a difference. host: plymouth, indiana, a republican collar. and we will look at some more of the minnes
harry reid's spokesman said the seating will not automatically give democrats absolute power. "the crises we've inherited were not traded in a day and will not be fixed overnight." "move america toward recovery still requires collaboration with republicans." a lot more on this as we spend the first hour on the senate story. west new york, new jersey, on the democrats' line. caller: he did be a pessimist. i just don't think it will make a difference. host: y. not? caller: our...
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you have to ask harry reid. for the sake of our troops, let's have the answer is yes. >> that is our conference chairman. we are pleased to be got -- joined by senator jim demint from south carolina. >> i am just here to thank the house republicans' four leading. as we look at washington right all, the president is a waawol leadership. house republicans are doing everything they can to be responsible, but if the president does not lead and the leader of the senate, harry reid, does not lead, it makes it difficult for republicans alone at in the house to make things work. what they are doing here is funding the military for the rest of the year. it is very important to give some certainty to our troops. again, the president and the democratic leadership here has been irresponsible. there is no reason for this government to shut down. the only reason is the democrats think they can win big public relations battle here. we need to make sure americans get the truth. americans have a lot more sense than harry reid gi
you have to ask harry reid. for the sake of our troops, let's have the answer is yes. >> that is our conference chairman. we are pleased to be got -- joined by senator jim demint from south carolina. >> i am just here to thank the house republicans' four leading. as we look at washington right all, the president is a waawol leadership. house republicans are doing everything they can to be responsible, but if the president does not lead and the leader of the senate, harry reid, does...
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., the portrait unveiling of outgoing senate minority leader harry reid, democrat of nevada. speakers include hillary clinton, vice president joe biden, and charles schumer. on sunday at 12:30 p.m. eastern, we will hear from retiring representative charles wrangle of new york. then from the shakespeare theater, we take you to the romeo and juliet wrongful death mock trial, where a supreme court justice will serve as presiding judge. and then a look at the career of mike pence. on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> tonight on c-span, former defense secretary's dick cheney .nd leon panetta and a computer crime investigator talking about your digital footprint and how personal data is collected on the internet. presidentialgan library in california, dick cheney and leon panetta talked about donald trump's defense policies and his choice of general mattis to head the pentagon. this is one hour, 15 minutes.
., the portrait unveiling of outgoing senate minority leader harry reid, democrat of nevada. speakers include hillary clinton, vice president joe biden, and charles schumer. on sunday at 12:30 p.m. eastern, we will hear from retiring representative charles wrangle of new york. then from the shakespeare theater, we take you to the romeo and juliet wrongful death mock trial, where a supreme court justice will serve as presiding judge. and then a look at the career of mike pence. on c-span and...
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i get tired of harry reid calling me anarchist. i get tired of michigan state professors telling young kids that republicans are murdering the country. . am a lifelong conservative it should be good enough for rock obama and all the rest of the cronies that work for him. this man has changed his health care law since day one. tois not ready, obviously, be put in to the public, to make it work. the population that did not vote for it and did not want it, it went through on a partisan vote. all democrats. there are 50% of us out here who do not want it and do not like it. for jimmy and the other guys, the aircraft worker, they need to understand this is not going to work. this will hurt a lot of americans who have health insurance and have earned it. it is something that should be earned. it is not a right for every human being. if you do not get out there and work, and tried to make your when iat are -- i mean, was a young 20-year-old with a child, i had to go down and get federal assistance for almost a year. they gave me insurance
i get tired of harry reid calling me anarchist. i get tired of michigan state professors telling young kids that republicans are murdering the country. . am a lifelong conservative it should be good enough for rock obama and all the rest of the cronies that work for him. this man has changed his health care law since day one. tois not ready, obviously, be put in to the public, to make it work. the population that did not vote for it and did not want it, it went through on a partisan vote. all...
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caller: what about harry reid? have you written an in-depth article on harry reid like how he always holds up bills and how is shading dealings in nevada and his chronic capitalism? guest: absolutely. we cover here he read, the senate majority leader, the top person here. in terms of holding up bills, this has been a major issue. we're talking about the house passes lots of bills and many of them you could argue our message bills. but harry reid has really helped the white house in terms of holding things up. the filibuster romans it is very difficult to get a consistence -- rule means it is very difficult to get a consensus. facing tough votes. divisive votes. harry reid is a big deal at the moment. we have a story today -- reid has spent so much time talking about the koch brothers, making them the villain saying look, they are funding a conservative party and spending billions of dollars on ads. what we ever reported today is that reid and the koch brothers are both gearing up for reid's potential reelection cam
caller: what about harry reid? have you written an in-depth article on harry reid like how he always holds up bills and how is shading dealings in nevada and his chronic capitalism? guest: absolutely. we cover here he read, the senate majority leader, the top person here. in terms of holding up bills, this has been a major issue. we're talking about the house passes lots of bills and many of them you could argue our message bills. but harry reid has really helped the white house in terms of...
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thank you very much >> thank you, everybody. >> senate majority leader harry reid -- >> harry reid and mitch mcconnell debated a change to senate rules for filibusters. next on cspan. on its morning's washington journal, they will discuss the health care law. that starts at 7:00 eastern. >> i needed politics, business, entertainment, food, finance, art. i also was interested in the pattern that you see with newt gingrich, opera, jay-z, people who really begin in very humble places and are not unlike the main characters but who reinvent themselves as something andand find a new language a new idea that is riveting to americans. and through that they build an empire. and they cannot stop holding it. it is almost like an imperative, like with the corporation you have to keep growing. even as a brand, you have to keep growing. eventually, the decadence sets in, where the language becomes a parody of themselves and they no longer seem to be producing something good. they just continue to produce -- gingirrich keeps writing books. oprah is on the cover of every issue of her magazine. they be
thank you very much >> thank you, everybody. >> senate majority leader harry reid -- >> harry reid and mitch mcconnell debated a change to senate rules for filibusters. next on cspan. on its morning's washington journal, they will discuss the health care law. that starts at 7:00 eastern. >> i needed politics, business, entertainment, food, finance, art. i also was interested in the pattern that you see with newt gingrich, opera, jay-z, people who really begin in very...
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again, this is harry reid to director comey. harry reid goes on. the double standard established by your actions is clear. in my communicationses with you and other top officials in the national security community, it's become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump, his top advisors and the russian government, a foreign interest openly hostile to the united states, which trump raises at every opportunity. i'll insert here parenthetically f.b.i. know that the did not possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump, his top advisors and the russian government. obama act repeatedly administration intelligence and law enforcement officials have repeatedly testified that despite all their inferences, despite all the things they wanted to find they could not of the any evidence russian government affecting our elections, of the russian government colluding with the trump administration, or with donald trump's campaign, to affect the election. no evidence. so
again, this is harry reid to director comey. harry reid goes on. the double standard established by your actions is clear. in my communicationses with you and other top officials in the national security community, it's become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump, his top advisors and the russian government, a foreign interest openly hostile to the united states, which trump raises at every opportunity. i'll insert here...
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for somebody like majority leader harry reid -- harry reid, it was the volume of legislation. he thought the chamber was too backed up by the number of bills. under the current system, it could take an entire week to get legislation through, even if it had a near majority support, because of all the different rules involving 30 hours a post- cloture time, and intervening day, another cloture vote, and a cloture vote before it goes to committee. the next thing you know, an entire week of the senate floor time has been chewed up. there are only two years. they take a summer stock. they take plenty of time off. that meant there was a strike -- strict limitation on the amount of legislation that could get through. that has led to judicial vacancies that are at crisis levels. executive vacancies that are at crisis levels. a ton of legislation that i wanted to get to, but they ran out of time. it focused on the volume, rather than the quality. there'll be a 60-vote threshold, but it will move quicker picker -- cooker. -- quicker. host: i want to share with you another headline from
for somebody like majority leader harry reid -- harry reid, it was the volume of legislation. he thought the chamber was too backed up by the number of bills. under the current system, it could take an entire week to get legislation through, even if it had a near majority support, because of all the different rules involving 30 hours a post- cloture time, and intervening day, another cloture vote, and a cloture vote before it goes to committee. the next thing you know, an entire week of the...
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you were saying harry reid is this mild-mannered person yet very aggressive. does his son reflect those same characteristics? guest: from what we can tell, i have not covered rory reid ne near -- nowhere near as closely as father. but the same political machine. harry reid has certainly helped his son along the way to become the clarke county commission chair just a couple of years ago, and it now becomes -- i think you see them certainly operating hand in hand. but what rory reid needs to do is to establish and sell as his own political force. you will not see the two campaign to the other, especially given the fact that every need remains relatively unpopular in the state. host: i heard one commentator yesterday, by the bennison was on yesterday, noting nevada's population has increased by one- third since harry reid last ran for reelection and many of these voters, would throw the bum, have not voted for harry reid before. guest: that is of relatively common problem for senators who are only on the ballot every six years, especially with states with rapid p
you were saying harry reid is this mild-mannered person yet very aggressive. does his son reflect those same characteristics? guest: from what we can tell, i have not covered rory reid ne near -- nowhere near as closely as father. but the same political machine. harry reid has certainly helped his son along the way to become the clarke county commission chair just a couple of years ago, and it now becomes -- i think you see them certainly operating hand in hand. but what rory reid needs to do...
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when either the harry reid or john boehner plan talks about making cuts in spending, they are not making cuts. they are spending less money than they planned on spending next year or down the road five or 10 years. it is an increase in spending. it is not as large as originally planned. that is the first thing the american people need to know. plan has real spending cuts, which is what we need. democrats are still blaming republicans and all of this nonsense. the fact of the matter remains that we did not get into this debt problem, because our government taxes too little. it is not because our government lets corporations have a free rein. that mentality is outdated. the reason we are in this problem today is because our government spends too much money. there is no oversight in these programs that mostly democrats and republicans have a hand in it as well. host: was the vote in the senate a step in the right direction? caller: a baby step. host: we will talk more about that with members of congress coming up in a few minutes. some more headlines. some more headlines. the wall street jo
when either the harry reid or john boehner plan talks about making cuts in spending, they are not making cuts. they are spending less money than they planned on spending next year or down the road five or 10 years. it is an increase in spending. it is not as large as originally planned. that is the first thing the american people need to know. plan has real spending cuts, which is what we need. democrats are still blaming republicans and all of this nonsense. the fact of the matter remains that...
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harry reid and jeff bingaman are so modest. they did not even mention the one thing that you should really know that we did. on conservation. in this new administration, at the never -- at the very beginning, called the public lands bill, 2 million acres of new wilderness, at this instant a national conservation system, on and on and on, but to read the bill. and it was jeff laying the groundwork in the senate over couple of years, working very closely with harry reid, and that is the kind of thing that i think democrats are going to produce for the west. and we all know, we heard earlier today about how we're going to be about the clean energy future and a -- and focus on jobs. we have a wonderful opportunity here, because we have an abundance of these renewable resources. seller, wind, biomass, and our forests, geothermal, we have the ability and out here in the west to supply the energy for the entire rest of the country. and we're going to do that, and that is a part of our future. but why is it important to do it? just one
harry reid and jeff bingaman are so modest. they did not even mention the one thing that you should really know that we did. on conservation. in this new administration, at the never -- at the very beginning, called the public lands bill, 2 million acres of new wilderness, at this instant a national conservation system, on and on and on, but to read the bill. and it was jeff laying the groundwork in the senate over couple of years, working very closely with harry reid, and that is the kind of...
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read has mentioned. -- harry reid has mentioned. changing the rules by breaking the rules is as far as you can get from a constitutional option. for people to suggest you can break the rules to change the rules is un-american. they only we could change the role in this body is there a role that now says to change a rule in the senate rules, to break a filibuster, it requires 67 votes. you cannot do 60 votes. you cannot do it with 51. now we are told the majority will do the nuclear option. the parliamentarian -- is illegal and wrong. you cannot do it. they would overrule it. -- we're going to do it because we have more votes than you. you would break the rules to change the rules, that is un- american. he said the american people in effect reject the nuclear option because they see it for what it is, and abuse of power. and arrogance of power. , and absolute power absolutely corrupts. they are breaking the rules to change the rules am a regardless of legal affiliations. americans understand that this is a lyrical power grab. -- a po
read has mentioned. -- harry reid has mentioned. changing the rules by breaking the rules is as far as you can get from a constitutional option. for people to suggest you can break the rules to change the rules is un-american. they only we could change the role in this body is there a role that now says to change a rule in the senate rules, to break a filibuster, it requires 67 votes. you cannot do 60 votes. you cannot do it with 51. now we are told the majority will do the nuclear option. the...
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we are blessed to have harry reid with us. this is the most difficult task. -- a most difficult task. this product will move from the senate and to the conference with the house of representatives. today, we stand ready to pass a bill into law but finally makes access to quality health care a right for every american, not a privilege for a fortunate few in our country. this year, many years ago, franklin delano roosevelt spoke of four religions -- for freedoms. one of the great fears that americans live with is that they would be hit with an illness for which they would not receive treatment because they could not afford it. this bill does not guarantee that you'll never get sick. it does not guarantee that you will not die. all the guarantees is that you are a citizen and you are struck with illness, you will never have that fear that you'll end up losing your home, your job, your retirement, your life savings, because you have been afflicted by an illness. we are dealing with a freedom that all americans have, that one day t
we are blessed to have harry reid with us. this is the most difficult task. -- a most difficult task. this product will move from the senate and to the conference with the house of representatives. today, we stand ready to pass a bill into law but finally makes access to quality health care a right for every american, not a privilege for a fortunate few in our country. this year, many years ago, franklin delano roosevelt spoke of four religions -- for freedoms. one of the great fears that...
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senate in the early hours moving forward on harry reid's legislation. he needs 60 votes to move forward. you may have heard a question in that briefing about a letter that was sent to senator reid by 43 republicans. that letter is rinked on our web site. it was written late yesterday by 43 of the 47 republican senators to senator reid saying they would ven support his bill. that's key because he needs 060 votes to move his legislation forward. what you're looking at is a view of the speaker's balcony. we're moving to take you live to a meeting with mitch mcconnell. we'll have that live as soon as it starts. in the meantime, we'll go back to your phone calls and hearing what you have to say in your message to congress on the debt ceiling situation. let's go back to arizona on the democrat's line. this is netta. go ahead. >> hello? >> hi, you're on the air. >> you know, i've heard some very intelligent things today, and i've heard some not so good. but my concerns are this -- we are the united states of america. we have been the number one leading country
senate in the early hours moving forward on harry reid's legislation. he needs 60 votes to move forward. you may have heard a question in that briefing about a letter that was sent to senator reid by 43 republicans. that letter is rinked on our web site. it was written late yesterday by 43 of the 47 republican senators to senator reid saying they would ven support his bill. that's key because he needs 060 votes to move his legislation forward. what you're looking at is a view of the speaker's...
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sharron angle lost to harry reid. he has lost past -- he has won past races bought five under votes. he winds with 50% of the vote. sharron angle, 45% of the vote. he loses his bid to the governor, joe manchin, taking over the seat for the late senator byrd. "the washington post" says independent tilted towards manchin, a big shift from the national trend. he defeated raese. 13% said their vote was in favor of president obama. 46% said it was against the president. four in a tent set president obama was not a factor in their -- four in 10 said president obama was not a factor in their vote. joe manchin was able to pull off the wind. you can find more of our website, c-span.org. guest: that was stunning that he said it was not a close race. it was by a wide margin. it was a difficult race. a ton of money went into sharron angle's campaign. it was telling that republicans won president obama's seat. the democrat said nothing would give republicans more bragging rights than winning this seat. republicans won that seat. t
sharron angle lost to harry reid. he has lost past -- he has won past races bought five under votes. he winds with 50% of the vote. sharron angle, 45% of the vote. he loses his bid to the governor, joe manchin, taking over the seat for the late senator byrd. "the washington post" says independent tilted towards manchin, a big shift from the national trend. he defeated raese. 13% said their vote was in favor of president obama. 46% said it was against the president. four in a tent set...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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then harry reid and the democrats are going to just play dead and let things roll through? gosh, i don't think so. i would just assume that because republicans have gotten a majority by a couple of c that congress is suddenly going to start becoming a productive entity. this afternoon the president is having a news conference and meetings later in the week or on friday. it will be interesting to see what the president does. remember right after the 1994 democratic as astor, when president clinton sort of basically said there is a new way, i'm going in a different direction and reconfigured the direction, his whole strategy, and started moving towards the center. i'm not going to hold my breath for this one. part of it is i don't think the president feels any culpability, any responsibility whatsoever for what happened. and i think he deserves a heckuva lot of it, but i don't think he thinks so. for him to say i need to do things differently, i'm not sure that is in his dna. so you had that sort of going on. will there be a shakeup? i think it will be a moderately small shak
then harry reid and the democrats are going to just play dead and let things roll through? gosh, i don't think so. i would just assume that because republicans have gotten a majority by a couple of c that congress is suddenly going to start becoming a productive entity. this afternoon the president is having a news conference and meetings later in the week or on friday. it will be interesting to see what the president does. remember right after the 1994 democratic as astor, when president...
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caller: i say good for harry reid. republicans have to decide if they love america more or they hate obama. thank you for taking my call. host: let's keep taking calls. richard and little rock, arkansas. republican. caller: the president, no matter which president is, they have the right to put people in positions, it's fine. some of your callers today once again, everybody is attacking republicans. just so everybody remembers, the first two years the president was in office, all three branches were controlled by pelosi reid, and the present. only now do the republicans have majority. you can blame everything -- can't blame everything on the republicans. thanks a lot. host: here's a tweet from james if harry reid wants control of the nomination, he should win the senate back, otherwise, shut up. joe. caller: good morning, how are you doing? host: doing well. caller: i would like to say that the republicans holding up the nomination of lynch is absurd. getting to the previous calling you can tell him that even though th
caller: i say good for harry reid. republicans have to decide if they love america more or they hate obama. thank you for taking my call. host: let's keep taking calls. richard and little rock, arkansas. republican. caller: the president, no matter which president is, they have the right to put people in positions, it's fine. some of your callers today once again, everybody is attacking republicans. just so everybody remembers, the first two years the president was in office, all three branches...
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resolved that thes who has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the honorable harry mason reid jr., a senator from the state of nevada. resolved, that the clerk communicate these resolutions to the senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. resolved, that the when the house adjourns today, it adjourn as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased senator. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to. and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, and pursuant to resolution 864, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business, as a further mark of the respect of the memory of the late honorable harry mason reid jr.washington . host: dr. joseph kanter, the state health officials with -- official with the louisiana department of health. he's a member of the department of state and territorial health officials. tell us about the association and what role do they play in this pandemic. guest: thanks g.
resolved that thes who has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the honorable harry mason reid jr., a senator from the state of nevada. resolved, that the clerk communicate these resolutions to the senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. resolved, that the when the house adjourns today, it adjourn as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased senator. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to. and the motion to...
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i think harry reid understands he has to do this. john mccain makes these statements and 16 republicans that were willing to proceed with debate. it's shocking to think the senate is following the rules. >> ed o'keefe the congressional reporter for "the washington post" used to write to two chambers blog and now writing for "the fix." they have combined efforts and joined forces. he has had experiences working for "the washington post" including writing for the federal government in the federal eye after covering the 2008 federal campaign and a producer and still an anchor for "washington post" radio and as an overnight editor so you have had all the experiences from beginning to end. >> yes. host: from the "washington post" that the point. let's go to richard on our independent line. caller: good morning. i don't own guns. i don't really care about gun laws. t it seems like the media is -- all the television news stories seems to set off these people in waves. and host: who do you mean by "these eople," richard? andre: disturb peopl
i think harry reid understands he has to do this. john mccain makes these statements and 16 republicans that were willing to proceed with debate. it's shocking to think the senate is following the rules. >> ed o'keefe the congressional reporter for "the washington post" used to write to two chambers blog and now writing for "the fix." they have combined efforts and joined forces. he has had experiences working for "the washington post" including writing for...
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like harry reid said, this law has been law for four years. so they should have their stuff together and they should enact the delays aree basically to get past the next election, and i think that if people in this country see what . wretch this is the comment was made by jill that we need to enacted to see what unfairness there is in it. -- thatcy pelosi saying is absurd. congress rightn now, what they know about the bill, they learned after they signed it. houselast night a few members had an interesting suggestion on how to handle this. the senate should bring it up and add both and immigration amendment that would include a path to citizenship to those 12 million undocumented aliens and a tough gun control amendment, then send it back to the house for approval. like the color just said a moment ago -- like the caller just said a moment ago. guest: we would have a divided nation if we did that. regardless of what the callers have said, i think it remains true that this is such a complicated, ambitious thing that the democrats are trying to
like harry reid said, this law has been law for four years. so they should have their stuff together and they should enact the delays aree basically to get past the next election, and i think that if people in this country see what . wretch this is the comment was made by jill that we need to enacted to see what unfairness there is in it. -- thatcy pelosi saying is absurd. congress rightn now, what they know about the bill, they learned after they signed it. houselast night a few members had an...
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the house failed to move forward on the harry reid bill. we will show you all of the debate on that bill. it is about one hour, 10 minutes. the speaker pro teore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise seek recognition? mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2693, to cut spending, maintain existing commitments and for other purposes, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2693, a bill to cut spending, maintain existing commitments and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> parliamentary inquiry, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentleman has the right to be heard. the gentleman from massachusetts will state his inquiry. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, is it true that a bill considered under suspension of the rules denies the minority party the ri
the house failed to move forward on the harry reid bill. we will show you all of the debate on that bill. it is about one hour, 10 minutes. the speaker pro teore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise seek recognition? mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2693, to cut spending, maintain existing commitments and for other purposes, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2693, a...
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but here locally -- age, i think you meant harry reid. caller: excuse me, harry reid. a charlie rangel is on the mind this morning. ok. yes, with harry reid. but here locally we have a congress man. he is against everything. he wants to decommission the nuclear power plants at indian point and his minions -- i don't know if he personally has come out against it, but his minions here, his environmentalists have come out against exploration for natural gas. here we have it. the democrats talk about natural gas and yet they will not allow exploration and drilling for it but the process called hydraulic fracturing here in bed shale belts where natural gas is plentiful, and they won't allow it to be explored for and drill the floor and brought to market. so again, we see that to face -- two-facedness illustrated by those two points. host: david mention charlie rangel. the reason why he was on his mind because it is the front page of many newspapers, that charlie rangel faces ethics charges. there is going to be a public hearing next week. back to energy legislation and davi
but here locally -- age, i think you meant harry reid. caller: excuse me, harry reid. a charlie rangel is on the mind this morning. ok. yes, with harry reid. but here locally we have a congress man. he is against everything. he wants to decommission the nuclear power plants at indian point and his minions -- i don't know if he personally has come out against it, but his minions here, his environmentalists have come out against exploration for natural gas. here we have it. the democrats talk...
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reid -- where harry reid says i am not going to come to the table. i think harry reid has back and sell into the corner because he says he will not negotiate. either he has to go back against his word or we're stuck in a catch-22. host: thank you for the call. all of this dating back to last year when the president will work the payroll tax from 6.2 b to 4.2. this is the money to fund at social security. the issue is whether the cable tax will increase on june reversed. jen says the larger issue is whether it the social security rate will ever be returned to 6.2%. major garrett has a piece available online at the nationaljournal.com. he summarizes it this way. here is what he says could have been -- falling prey to the temptation to use savings from overseas contingency operations. or number four, senate democrats get in and house republicans stick to their guns and harry reid relents, or #five the house backs down as house republicans gave entirely in past the two-month tax cut extension next week. the probability of that is 5%. you can read more fr
reid -- where harry reid says i am not going to come to the table. i think harry reid has back and sell into the corner because he says he will not negotiate. either he has to go back against his word or we're stuck in a catch-22. host: thank you for the call. all of this dating back to last year when the president will work the payroll tax from 6.2 b to 4.2. this is the money to fund at social security. the issue is whether the cable tax will increase on june reversed. jen says the larger...
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reid, mcmcconnell, down at the white house to work it out. i don'think i will listen to this continuous harang of how we're being mean to people because i don't think peoplen that side of the aisle believes that president barack obama would do the horrible things that the people are indicating he would do. i just don't believe it. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusett mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield myself 10 seconds. mr. speaker, i hear a t about the bush tax cuts. if they were so good where are the jobs? i think it's simply wrong to have the middle class in this country bear the burden when the donald trumps are getting tax cuts. i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. speaker, this is a very tough place to put america. not members of congress. we are paid to come here and do our job. but it's a ver
reid, mcmcconnell, down at the white house to work it out. i don'think i will listen to this continuous harang of how we're being mean to people because i don't think peoplen that side of the aisle believes that president barack obama would do the horrible things that the people are indicating he would do. i just don't believe it. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusett mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield myself 10 seconds. mr....
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host: that was reince priebus referring to harry reid. let's hear the counterpoint of that from congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz on the abc, the head of the dnc talk about the president's record. [video clip] >> we are moving in the right direction. the president has proposed american jobs axed. it would be great if my colleagues on the republican side in congress would care more about getting the economy turned around and working with this president to pass the plan and create the jobs. >> congress has gone home, so that's not going to happen this year. >> we should not have gone home before passing american jobs act. they care more about defeating this president than they do about working with him to pass a balanced plan and continue to get the economy going. the ball is in their court. host: now from florida, andy is joining us. caller: i think the president should get a lot tougher. i was a rescue worker at the world trade center, a volunteer. i have to develop cancers already and a lot of health issues. the health bill is very
host: that was reince priebus referring to harry reid. let's hear the counterpoint of that from congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz on the abc, the head of the dnc talk about the president's record. [video clip] >> we are moving in the right direction. the president has proposed american jobs axed. it would be great if my colleagues on the republican side in congress would care more about getting the economy turned around and working with this president to pass the plan and create the...
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let me remind members of this chamber in 2013, under harry reid, what was voted on during the shutdown. here it is. a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to take actions. somehow in 2013, it was ok to find time for that measure. complaining about finding time for other measures right now, during the shutdown of 2013, they found time to address the security enhancement act. they found time for the small airplane revitalization act. time -- is adopted to a rulemaking proceeding. now they don't want to bring up anti-bds legislation because we should not be talking about anything else. in 2013, they had time to consider things like extending the time during which iraqis employed by the u.s. government -- i'm not downplaying the importance of these bills. i'm saying, there seems to be a significant double standard and partisan double standard. what is being complained about is the same thing that was fine in 2013. had time to vote on a couple of district judges as well. now, there is no time for that. are saying we should not vote on this legislation until the government is fund
let me remind members of this chamber in 2013, under harry reid, what was voted on during the shutdown. here it is. a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to take actions. somehow in 2013, it was ok to find time for that measure. complaining about finding time for other measures right now, during the shutdown of 2013, they found time to address the security enhancement act. they found time for the small airplane revitalization act. time -- is adopted to a rulemaking proceeding. now...